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Blue acara

Fish

The blue acara is a species of cichlid fish, scientifically Andinoacara pulcher, in the family Cichlidae and order Cichliformes. It has a bright blue-grey coloration across its body and is a freshwater species native to Trinidad and Venezuela, though it is also widely kept and sold for aquariums. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Andinoacara pulcher 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cichlidae, Taxa
Source Blue acara (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Blue acara (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

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Colombia

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Indonesia

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Philippines

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United States

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Sources
1. FishBase: FishBase species summary: Andinoacara pulcher
FishBaseBiology: feeding
Quote, Biology: feeding
They feed on worms, crustaceans and insects
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2. Blue acara (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Blue Acara (Andinoacara pulcher) is a species of cichlid, from the family Cichlidae and order Cichliformes, that has a bright blue-grey coloration throughout the scales across its body. Andinoacaara pulcher is a freshwater species found naturally in Trinidad and Venezuela but is also found and sold for aquariums.
  • Lead section
    Andinoacaara pulcher is a freshwater species found naturally in Trinidad and Venezuela but is also found and sold for aquariums.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: River, Distribution
    This species is found in streams and turbid tropical waters in Trinidad and Venezuela.
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3. Blue acara (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q3583 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cichlidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 96
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Actinopteri","order":"Perciformes","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鲈形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cichlidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 376
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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